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1897

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (died 1990)

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (died 1990)

1946

Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (died 2009)

Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (died 2009)

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Toothfish Day (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)

Toothfish Day (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)

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United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International)

United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International)

1951

Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan

Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan

2001

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, South Vietnamese military officer and politician, 2nd President of South Vietnam (born 1923)

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, South Vietnamese military officer and politician, 2nd President of South Vietnam (born 1923)

2021

Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea

Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea

2021

Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (born 1932)

Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (born 1932)

1979

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)

1917

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (died 1979)

Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (died 1979)

1906

In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world.…

In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote.

1940

World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…

World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.

1915

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given…

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.

1970

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.

1992

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

1809

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron

Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.

1998

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53

Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board.

1657

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.

1500

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the

A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the Portuguese Empire.

1966

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people

Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.